Pocket for draw-bars.



No. 814,128. I PATENTED MAR. 6, 1 90 6 W. GATWOOD.

POCKET FOR DRAW BARS.

' APPLICATION FILED JAN.12| 1905.

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No. 814,128. PATENTED MAE. 6, 1906.

' W. GATWOOD.

POCKET FOR DRAW BARS.-

APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 12, 1905.-

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WALTER GATWOOD, or MANCHESTER, ENGinrND.

PooKET oR DRAW-BARS.

To a (w/1,0721, it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVALTER GA'rwoon, a Britain, residing at 9 (.avpndish road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in the Construction of Pockets forllrmv-Bars, ll('1llli )ll. The objects of this invention are to proride :1 ncttcrinethod of securing pockets to so as to grip all around position a complete lrlunc to'rcduce their weight and to obtain greater tensile strength.

of which the following is a specidraw-bnr shanks,

' The invention is illustrated. in the accompanying drawings, in Which Figures 1 and 1 are a plan view and an end elevation, respectively, of a steel or iron plate from which a rectangular-shaped pocket can be made. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a plate after the first operation of punching. Fig. 3

- is a like view of amodi'iied form of plate.

3 pression at its fore end only. F igs. 1 1 and 12 end view,

Figs; 4, 5, 6, and 7 area plan View, a front a side elevation and a rear end view, respectively, after the second or flanging operation of the said plate. Figs. 8, 9, and 10 are a plan View, an end elevation, and a side elevation, respectively, of a plate similar to that at F igs. 4, 5, 6, and 7, having a de are plan views of such flanged pocket'frameplates after the third or shearing operation, the dotted line it indicating the OH inal sha e of the plate. Fig. 13 is an end e evation 1n halves of a strengthening plate for the fore and of such pocket-frames. Figs. i-l and 15 are end views of circular-shaped pockets. Fig. 16 is a plan view of a method of fittin a draw-bar shank between two plates, forming a pocket-frame and the strengthening-plate p at their rear ends. Fig. 17 is a side elevation of two plates riveted together and secured to a shank of a draw-bar with-the ordinary arrangement of follower spring-plate stops. Fig. 18 is a sectional elevation of one portion or side of a pocket: frame looking-in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 17. Fig. 19 is a rear end elevation of one half or side of the pocket-frame showin at Fig. 17. Fig. 20is a plan view thereo Fig. 21 is a' transverse sectional elevation through the draw-bar shank c at the fore end of the cradle. Figs. 22 and 23 are a side elevation and plan view, respectively, of the fore end portion of a pocket-frame, showing an i Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 12, 1905- Serial No. 240,841.

25 are a side elevation of end and an end elevation, respectively of a plate, spring, and

Patented ar n 3, 906.

frames without bolts or rivets .passin through the draw-bar shank. Figs. 24*an a portion of the rear pocket frame, showing the general arrangement when a draw-bar bolt isused, Figs. 26 and 27 are a lan view of the rear end portion and an end e evation of a pocket-frame without a strengthening-plate and draw-bar bolt,

alternativemethod of securingsuch pocket and Fig. 28 a transverse sectional elevation through a circular draw-bar shank and fore end elevation of pocket-frame shown at Figs. 22, 23. I

According to my invention I take two plates of mild steel or wrought-iron of suitable shape and size, such as shown in Figs. 1 and 1 which I heat separately to a suitable temperature, and then by an suitable tool punch a hole therein, such as t lat shown at a in Fig. 2, or as that shown in Fig. 3 at a .-As shown in Fig. 2, the hole is so formed as to leave a portion b at its fore end and a portion c at its rear end to enable the flan es to .be formed around their large and sma 1 end depressions, the projections 61 and-e forming lugs for bolts or rivets when turned up. In

Fig. 3 the portion a is omitted; 'I then form a a nge g aroundthe sides and ends of said hole and at the same time form a semicircular or other shaped longitudinal depression 12 c at each end of the plates. In the plate shown in Figs. 3, 8, 9, 10, and 12 only one end is depressed. I then cut or shear the plates on the line f by means of a suitable tool. The

.plates are now ready to be assembled to form the pockets. To so assemble the parts, I take two plates n 0 (see'Fig. 16) and place them on each side of a draw-bar C, so'that the depression I) will grip the bar behind the shoulder m on its shank and then connect the plates to each other by suitable bolts-or rivets. Where a rear draw-bar is to be used, plates having de ressions c are used. To further increase t estrength of such framepockets, I .rivet acircular or other shaped plate ,having a hole Z,when a rear draw-bar 18 to l ie used, to the rear flanged end of the plates within the opening a.

similar late but in-halves, therein or the Ipassage of the draw-bar, may be riveted to t e flanges at the front of plates within the opening a.

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made to suit any section of draw-bar'- their rear end to carry any required arg log. with a hole 1' The fore end of the frame pocl ets can weldless all strains are resisted by solid frames whichcan be used with the ordinary arrange- ,ment of draw and buffing gear, no alterations l {being required to the standard couplers or the s rin and spring buffer-plates.

W at claim is 4 The herein-described method of making I pocket-frames for draw-bars consisting in 126 11st punching a hole in the plate then forming a central longitudinal depression in one i 1 i i l end thereof, then forming a flange around the hole and finally placing two plates around a draw-bar and securing them together.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 1 name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER GATWOOD.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK GEORGE HAYNES, PAUL Loan GIBSON. 

